How to Use intranasal in a Sentence

intranasal

adjective
  • Thanks in part to Shah’s work, an intranasal version of the drug is expected to receive FDA approval as soon as next year.
    Alice Levitt, Vox, 24 July 2018
  • An intranasal vaccine could do this by stimulating the immune system in the mucus of our noses.
    Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2022
  • A month after the booster, researchers challenged the mice with an intranasal BA.5 exposure.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Is there a file drawer problem in intranasal oxytocin research?
    Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2016
  • The first human clinical trial for the intranasal vaccine is intended to prevent and slow the progression of the disease.
    Julia Musto, Fox News, 16 Nov. 2021
  • In India, Bharat Biotech is also testing an intranasal vaccine.
    Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Apr. 2022
  • The biotech’s goal is to find two antibodies that can be used together to block a wide swath of strains — either as an intravenous injection or an intranasal spray.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2021
  • One of the few mucosal vaccines to reach the final stage of clinical trials so far is an intranasal option produced by the company Codagenix.
    Alexander Tin, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Many experts say that without funding, intranasal vaccines may remain nothing more than a promising idea.
    Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022
  • But one of the downsides of self-testing, as well as untrained user testing, is the limited knowledge of intranasal and nasopharyngeal anatomy.
    Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
  • The University of Oxford is now testing intranasal vaccination in a phase 1 trial, which will assess the safety of the vaccine in a small number of people.
    Marla Broadfoot, Scientific American, 3 May 2022
  • Plus, an intranasal inoculation is usually easier to offer to young kids and those with a fear of needles.
    Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 10 Aug. 2021
  • This is an unusual case of a child presenting with an intranasal tooth and nasal symptoms following trauma a number of years earlier.
    Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2015
  • Several intranasal vaccines are in development, in the U.S. and elsewhere.
    Helen Branswell, STAT, 12 Aug. 2021
  • For symptoms such as nasal congestion during pregnancy, a decongestant called oxymetazoline in its intranasal form is the drug of choice.
    Macarius Mwinisungee Donneyong, Fortune Well, 21 Apr. 2023
  • But vaccine makers might have a new shot in a few months, designed around circulating variants, or even an intranasal option that can stop infections sooner.
    Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2021
  • If someone is suffering more from a sore throat and nasal symptoms, Ogden recommends an intranasal spray: either a steroid spray or an antihistamine spray.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 6 May 2023
  • Their lab has published a number of papers reporting that an intranasal spray of oxytocin alters human behaviour.
    Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2016
  • Sublingual and intranasal treatments now exist for treating migraines, seizures, and opioid overdose.
    Eleanor Garrow-Holding, STAT, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The University of Oxford has been testing an intranasal version of the vaccine scientists there developed with AstraZeneca.
    Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Apr. 2022
  • However, oral or intranasal forms of ketamine are also used illegally as a street (or recreational) drug, and are known to cause hallucinations , Abagyan said.
    Fox News, 9 May 2017
  • Douglas also noted that an intranasal vaccine had earned approval in India, but clinical trial data on that vaccine has not yet been published.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Some cattle vaccinations are sold as intranasal vaccines.
    Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Extraction of the intranasal tooth was performed under direct vision by the oral surgeon, with an approximate operating time of 10 minutes.
    Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2015
  • An intranasal booster induced immune memory cells and antibodies in the nose and throat, and strengthened protection from the initial vaccination, the researchers reported.
    Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2022
  • An intranasal vaccine can also be self-administered at home, with minimal instruction.
    Daniel P. Oran, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2021
  • By contrast, following treatments which increased oxytocin levels, such as intranasal oxytocin, blood plasma was a positive predictor of central oxytocin.
    Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2017
  • However, the study was small and only consisted of nine patients.6 Another randomized clinical trial also found improvements in people with Parkinson's who took intranasal glutathione.
    Beth Thomas, Verywell Health, 27 Apr. 2023
  • As a respiratory illness, the novel coronavirus is similar to influenza, and while the influenza vaccine is typically given as a shot in the arm, one company has developed an intranasal version.
    Thomas Curwen, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Apr. 2021
  • If used properly, this research could create an important tool in Covid-19 research for testing intranasal vaccines, a universal coronavirus vaccine, and new antiviral therapies.
    Josh Morrison, STAT, 13 Feb. 2022

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